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Opuntia cespitosa Raf.

This species name was first published in in: Seringe, N. C., Bull. Bot.: 216. 1830.

At the time of this classification snapshot, this species name was accepted by WFO (placed as the accepted name of a taxon). Its description and other taxonomic data can be found on World Flora Online, id: wfo-0001433094.

Synonyms of Opuntia cespitosa Raf.

Name Author Protologue Nomenclator WFO link
Opuntia rafinesquei f. arkansana (Engelm. ex Rümpler) Schelle Handb. Kakteenkult.: 50. 1907. wfo-0001219720
Opuntia humifusa subsp. minor (Engelm.) R.Crook & Mottram in Bradleya 16: 135. 1998. wfo-0001286158
Opuntia rafinesquei var. arkansana Engelm. ex Rümpler Handb. Cacteenk.: 922. 1885. wfo-0001287387
Opuntia rafinesquei var. microsperma Engelm. in Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts 3: 295. 1856. wfo-0001289830
Opuntia rafinesquei var. minor Engelm. & J.M.Bigelow in Pacif. Railr. Rep. 4: 55. 1856. wfo-0001289831
Opuntia mesacantha var. microsperma (Engelm. & J.M.Bigelow) J.M.Coult. in Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 3(7): 429. 1896. wfo-0001289832
Opuntia compressa var. microsperma L.D.Benson in Proc. Calif. Acad. Sci., ser. 4, 25: 250. 1944. wfo-0001433105
Opuntia humifusa f. jeollaensis E.J.Kim & S.S.Whang in Korean J. Pl. Taxon. 44: 185. 2014. wfo-0001433206
Opuntia humifusa var. microsperma A.Heller Cat. N. Amer. Pl.: 8. 1900. wfo-0001433208
Opuntia humifusa var. parva A.Heller Cat. N. Amer. Pl.: 8. 1900. wfo-0001433209
Opuntia mesacantha var. parva J.M.Coult. in Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 3(7): 429. 1896. wfo-0001433267
Opuntia vulgaris var. rafinesquei A.Gray Manual: 136. 1856. wfo-0001433391